1. Garden Centre Sales Assistant at Beechdale Garden Centre

2. Garden Centre Office & Shop Assistant at Beechdale Garden Centre

1. Garden Centre Sales Assistant at Beechdale Garden Centre

Beechdale Garden Centre is one of the South East’s finest and largest garden centres. We are a family owned business which started trading in 1990 and has continued to grow steadily since.

Our highly trained and loyal staff have played a huge part in our success and popularity with our customers.

At Beechdale we are passionate about our business. We aim to provide quality products and service to our customers. Our plant quality is renowned throughout the South East and our qualified staff are always on hand to assist, advise and inspire the customer.

At Beechdale we offer a greater selection of plants than is usually available in garden centres in Ireland. We have a good offering of garden furniture and BBQs. Since the Wildflower Café opened in March 2013 we have increased our selection of gift and household items.

In December 2014 we launched our e-commerce site allowing us to trade online and reach a wider customer base. We have a lot more planned for this in 2015.

Garden Centre Sales Assistant required

The successful candidate will be involved in merchandising and in sales. This position offers a wide variety of work.

This work will include tasks such as:-

Potting on bare-rooted plants

Heeling in bare-rooted hedging

Checking in deliveries of plants and dry goods

Merchandising of plants and dry goods

Planning and building displays of produce for sale

Assembly of Furniture and BBQ’s

Washing, sweeping, power-washing and painting

Weeding, pruning and general plant and flowerbed maintenance

Assisting customers in selecting plants and products to fulfil their requirements

Serving customers at the till.

Giving group talks to, and/or writing articles for, customers on topics in your area of expertise to include in our How To articles on our beechdale.ie website or in newsletters

In carrying out the above duties the successful candidate needs to

Always be courteous to customers, service with a smile.

Be alert to customers in the garden centre, watching out for customers looking for assistance

Assist and advise customers on gardening questions they may have. (You won’t always have all the information to hand. In that situation you ask a work colleague or look it up for the customer.)

Provide additional information and guidance to customers in their choice of garden products.

Provide additional information with regard to the aftercare of products purchased.

Assist the team in their day-to-day duties, for the betterment of the Garden Centre as a whole.

Be alert and vigilant regarding duties needing attention, by you or others, to serve customers, or make the premises, pleasing and safe, for all visitors.

Help to keep a tidy Garden Centre, well maintained, with a full range of product presented to its best.

Give group talks to, and write articles for, customers on topics in your area of expertise.

Assist in the training of fellow staff members.

Be prepared to visit other retail outlets to keep abreast of retail trends

This is only a guideline of the duties. Additional duties may arise.

In a nutshell we want a sales assistant who takes pride in their work and goes the extra mile for their customers.

The Requirements:

Sales experience with a proven track record

Horticulture training or experience

Friendly and courteous

Fluent in English

Customer focused

Self-starter capable of working on their own initiative

A team player

A willingness to learn and take part in training

Highly motivated

Desirable Skills or Experience:

Experience in using an EPOS system (beneficial)

A high level of computer literacy

A keen interest in social media

Website management experience

Clean Full Driving Licence

Weekend work will be a requirement on a rota bases.

Training will be provided to successful candidate

Apply by e-mailing your CV and cover letter to info@beechdale.ie

Closing Date for Applications: 18th Jan 2015

2. Garden Centre Office & Shop Assistantat Beechdale Garden Centre

Beechdale Garden Centre is one of the South East’s finest and largest garden centres. We are a family owned business which started trading in 1990 and has continued to grow steadily since.

Our highly trained and loyal staff have played a huge part in our success and popularity with our customers.

At Beechdale we are passionate about our business. We aim to provide quality products and service to our customers. Our plant quality is renowned throughout the South East and our qualified staff are always on hand to assist, advise and inspire the customer.

At Beechdale we offer a greater selection of plants than is usually available in Irish garden centres. We have a good offering of garden furniture and BBQs. Since the Wildflower Café opened in March 2013 we have increased our selection of gift and household items.

In December 2014 we launched our e-commerce site allowing us to trade online and reach a wider customer base. We have a lot more planned for our website in 2015.

Garden Centre Office & Shop Assistant required

The successful candidate will be involved in Administration of the Garden Centre, Till Operation, merchandising and in sales. This position offers a wide variety of work.

This work will include tasks such as:-

Serving customers at the till.

Working with our Administration team,

updating product database

preparing and processing orders for shop and website

checking in deliveries of plants and dry goods

updating website content

printing product labels and signage

Merchandising of goods in the shop, including planning and building displays

Keeping shop displays stocked up

Keeping the shop clean and tidy

In carrying out the above duties the successful candidate needs to

Always be courteous to customers, service with a smile.

Be alert to customers in the garden centre, watching out for customers looking for assistance

Assist and advise customers on gardening questions they may have. (You won’t always have all the information to hand. In that situation you ask a work colleague or look it up for the customer.)

Provide additional information and guidance to customers in their choice of garden products.

Provide additional information with regard to the aftercare of products purchased.